Porotrichum saotomense sp. nov. (Neckeraceae) and other additions to the moss flora of São Tomé &amp; Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Johannes Enroth; James R. Shevock

doi:10.11646/bde.33.1.2

Issue: Vol. 33 No. 1: (2011)

Type: Article

Published: 2011-07-31

DOI: 10.11646/bde.33.1.2

Page range: 6–11

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Porotrichum saotomense sp. nov. (Neckeraceae) and other additions to the moss flora of São Tomé & Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea, West Africa

Johannes Enroth⁺⁻
James R. Shevock⁺⁻

Department of Biosciences and Botanical Museum, P.O. Box 7, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland

Department of Botany, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, U.S.A.

biodiversity bryophytes morphology new species taxonomy tropics

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Abstract

Porotrichum saotomense Enroth & Shevock (Neckeraceae) is described as a new species from the Republic of São Tomé & Príncipe. It is morphologically closest to P. quintasii Broth., differing primarily in the non-complanate and nearly symmetric leaves, much stronger, spinose costa, longer seta and longer exostome teeth and endostome processes. Other additions to the moss flora of São Tomé & Príncipe are Homaliodendron piniforme (Brid.) Enroth, Calyptothecium acutifolium (Brid.) Broth. var. breviusculum (Müll. Hal.) Argent, and Symphyodon pygmaeus (Broth.) S. He & Snider. Neckeropsis disticha (Hedw.) Kindb. is new to the island of São Tomé.

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